Advertising attachment for street-car hand straps



c. PUZO 1,799,063

ADVERTISING ATTACHMENT FOR STREET GAR HAND STRAPS March 31, 1931.

Filed Feb. 6, 1930 Patented Mar. 31, 1931 UNITED STATES CARMINE EPUZO, 10F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ADVERTISING ATTACHMENT FOR STREET-CAR HAND STRAPS Application filed rebruary 6,1930. Serial No. 426,374.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in advertising attachments for street car hand straps.

This invention relating to an advertising attachment .forstreet car 'hand straps of the character disclosed in my co-pending application filed February 6; 1930, Serial No.

426,378, provides for improvements theres over in adapting the advertising attachment for mounting upon a leather hand strap.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a support or holder for an advertising attachment or device wherein the support or holder is constructed for removable attachment to a leather hand strap and so designed as to hold the lower sides of the hand strap separated from each other in the form.

of a loop to be readily grasped by a person,

. the support or holder-being constructed for attachment to leather hand straps now in use.

With the above and other objects in view that will become apparent as the nature of the invention is better'understood, the same y consists in the novel form, combination and i arrangement of part-s hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing. Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a leather hand strap for street or othencars suspended from a rail with the advertising attachment thereon; V

Figure 2 is aside elevational View with the rail shown in section;

Figure 3 isa fragmentary front elevational View with the advertising attachment removed to show the support for the advertis' ing attachment engaged with the leather strap; 7 V v a Figure 4 is av fragmentary side elevational view with the rail shownin section show ng the triangularform of support for spreadmg the lower sides of the strap to form a loop; Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional View taken on line 55 of FigureB;

Figure 6 is a developed plan new of the support for the advertislng attachment 1n which the support is formed from a blank of sheet metal; a

" "Figure 7 is aside elevational View, partly broken away and shown in section of another form of support comprising two castings maintained in spaced relation by spacer collars;

Figure '8-is an edge elevational View of the support shown in Figure 7; and

Figure 9 is a side elevational View, partly broken away and shown in section of another support formed of a one-piece casting.

As shown in Figures 1 to 5', the reference numeral 10 designates a leather hand strap for street cars and the like having the upper looped end thereof supported-on a horizontal rail 11 and provided intermediate the upper and lower ends thereof with a spreader for the lower sides of the strap to form a hand loop which also provides a support for an advertising attachment comprising a plate 12, that may be constructed of any suitable material and upon the outer face of which advertising matter is carried.

One form of support forthe advertising attachment is shown in Figures 1 to 5 and the blank from which this support is formed is shown in Figure 6. While any suitable material desired may be employed'in the formation of the support, the same will be herein referred to as sheet metal, the blank as shown in Figure 6 comprising a pair of triangular sections 13 connected together at two parallel edges by a web 14 and foldable upon the dotted line 15 to form side walls, the web 14 then forming a bottom cross-wall connecting the side walls 13while the apices 15 of the triangular sections are directed upwardly-as shown in Figs. 4 and-5. The angle edges 16 of the triangular sections 13 carry relatively short outwardly directed fingers 17 arranged opposite each other on the sections 13'so that when the sections are folded upon the lines-15 to form side walls of the support, the fingers when bent at right angles as shown in Figure 3 on one side wall transversely align with the fingers on the opposite side wall with adjacent ends thereof spaced from each other as illustrated. An outwardly directed arm 18 is carried by each edge 16 of theside walls and is of alength equal to the distance between said walls when the latter are bent into parallel relations, the arms being arranged to extend between the side walls and alternately arranged with respect to the fingers 17 as shown in Figs. 3 to 5, the free ends of the arms being spot welded or otherwise secured to the opposite wall of the support for holding the walls in spaced relation. From an inspection of Figs. 3 and 6, it will be noted that retaining fingers 17 for the leather strap are arranged at the apex of the triangular side walls and at the base corners thereof. Each side wall 13 is provided with two or more indentations 19 to receive corresponding indentations on the advertising attachment or plate 12 as shown in Figure 2.

The support is engaged with the strap 10 by positioning the apex 15 thereof in an upward direction as shown in Figure 4 between the sides of the strap and each side of the strap is engaged with the finger 17 and arms 18 as shown in Fig. 3. The strap sides are disposed beneath the finger 17 and over the arms 18 resulting in a wedging connection between the strap and support whereby the latter is maintained against sliding movement in the strap. Also, by this arrangement, the sides of the strap above the support are maintained in. close relationship while the lower sides of the strap below the strap are maintained separated to form an open loop for ready grasping. If desired, advertising matter may be directly carried by the outer faces of the side walls 13 of the support and when the advertising attachment or plate is connected to the support, the same is maintained against movement by the interlocking connection therebetween.

In the form of the invention shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the support is formed of two castings comprising side walls 13a of triangular formation having relatively short opposed fingers 17a and relatively long end abutting arms 18a, the side walls 13a being maintained in parallel spaced relation by tubular spacers 21 through which counter sunk screws 22 are passed. The side walls 13a are provided with depressions 19a to receive similarly formed depressions in an advertising plate to be attached thereto.

Another form of support is shown in Figure 9 and is formed of a single casting embodying side walls 131) connected by integral corner blocks 21a with fingers 17?) arranged in opposed relation and projecting toward each other from the edge of each plate with cross-arms 18b integrally formed at their ends with the edges of said plates.

From the above detailed description of the invention, it is believed that the construction and use thereof will at once be apparent and while there are herein shown and described the preferred embodiments of the invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a triangular member adapted for mounting between the sides of a leather hand strap for cars and fingers and cross arms on the edges of the member with which the strap sides are engaged.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting element adapted for attachment to a street car leather hand strap, said element being positioned between the sides of the strap and attached thereto in a manner to hold the strap sides above the element in close relationship and to hold the strap sides below the same separated from each other.

3. In a device of the class described, a supporting element adapted for attachment to a street car leather hand strap, said element being positioned between the sides of the strap and attached thereto in a manner to hold the strap sides above the element in close relationship and to hold the strap sides below the same separated from each other, and an advertising device detachably engaged with the supporting element.

4. A supporting device for an advertising attachment for leather hand straps comprising a member of triangular form in side view and having parallel side walls spaced from each other, sets of opposed fingers on the edges of the side walls having their adjacent ends spaced from each other and cross arms extending between the side walls alternating with the fingers, the strap sides being positioned beneath the fingers and overlying the arms for wedgingly retaining the member on the strap.

5. A supporting device for an advertising attachment for leather hand straps comprising a member of triangular form in side View and having parallel side walls spaced from each other, sets of opposed fingers on the edges of the side Walls having their adjacent ends spaced from each other and cross arms extending between the side walls alternating with the fingers, the strap sides being positioned beneath the fingers and overlying the arms for wedgingly retaining the member on the strap, depressions in the side walls of the member and an advertising device including a plate having inwardly directed bosses to be removably received in the depressions for holding the advertising device on the member.

6. A device of the class described comprising a member of triangular form having spaced side walls inwardly directed opposed fingers on the edges of two sides of the member, and cross arms intermediate the fingers.

7. A device of the class described comprising a member of triangular form having spaced side walls inwardly directed opposed 5 with the side Walls of the member.

fingers on the edges of two sides of the memher, and cross arms intermediate the fingers, in combination with an advertising device having side walls interlockingly engaged In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

CARMINE PUZO. 

